Antoni Wit
Antoni Wit (born 7 February 1944) is a Polish
National Philharmonic in Warsaw
.
Life and career
Wit was born in Kraków.[1] He graduated from the Kraków conservatory (then called Państwowa Wyższa Szkola Muzyczna) in 1967. He studied conducting under Henryk Czyż and composition under Krzysztof Penderecki. He went on to study in Paris under Nadia Boulanger (1967–68). In 1969, he also graduated in law from the Jagiellonian University in Kraków.[2]
From 2002 to 2013 he was
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra. He also collaborated with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra in Pamplona from the 2010–2011 to the 2016–2017 season, serving as their first guest conductor. In May 2013 he was nominated Artistic Director of the ensemble.[3]
He has conducted the
Turangalîla Symphony; his recording of Bedřich Smetana's Má vlast cycle was also very well received.[4]
He currently teaches at the
Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw
.
Selected awards and honours
- Grand Prix du Disquede la Nouvelle Académie, (1983)
- Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, (1985)
- Polish Radio's Diamond Baton Award, (1998)
- Fryderyk Awardfor Album of the Year - Symphonic Music, (2002)
- Cannes Classical Award, (2002)
- Gold Medal of the Artur RubinsteinFoundation, (2002)
- Fryderyk Awardfor Album of the Year - Symphonic Music, (2005)
- Fryderyk Awardfor Album of the Year - Contemporary Music, (2005)
- Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, (2006)
- Gramophone Editor's Choice, (2007)
- Gramophone Editor's Choice, (2008)
- BBC Music Magazine Editor's Choice, (2008)
- BBC Music Magazine Editor's Choice, (2009)
- Karol Szymanowski Foundation Award, (2010)
- Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta, (2011)[5]
- Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium, (2013)
- Knight of Legion of Honour, (2015)[6]
See also
- Music of Poland
- List of Poles
References
- ^ "Antoni Wit obchodzi 50-lecie pracy artystycznej". Dzieje.pl. Polska Agencja Prasowa. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Antoni Wit". Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra Under Wit’s Baton, culture.pl, 07.05.2013
- ^ "Antoni Wit". Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "M.P. 2012 poz. 282". Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Dyrygent Antoni Wit odznaczony francuską Legią Honorową". Retrieved 12 November 2019.
External links
- Faculty biography from the Frederyk Chopin Academy of Music Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Naxos artist biography Archived 2010-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Biography from the Warsaw Philharmonic
- Biography at culture.pl
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